This photo, provided by a reader, shows black smoke billowing from an apartment building in Seoul’s Gwanak district on April 21, 2025. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — One person was killed and six others were hurt Monday in an apparent act of arson at a 21-story apartment building in Seoul, officials said.
The fire occurred at the fourth floor of the apartment building in Bongcheon-dong at 8:17 a.m., according to police officials.
Police said a man in his 60s, who was believed to be behind the arson, was found dead at the hallway in the fourth floor.
Two residents, estimated to be in their 70s and 80s, plunged to the first floor with full-body burns, while four others complained of difficulty breathing and were taken to a hospital, according to firefighters.
Police found a note inside the residence of the suspected arsonist and are looking into the exact motive of the crime.
They suspect the man poured oil inside a pesticide applicator and started the fire.
Firefighters extinguished the flames nearly an hour and 40 minutes after the initial report of fire.
(Yonhap)
